Podcast

#149: Pouches: Why Your Baby Doesn’t Need to Suck Pureed Food Out of Pouches with @msdawnslp Dawn Winkelmann, MS, CCC-SLP

What are the drawbacks of using baby food pouches? In this episode I'm joined by pediatric swallowing expert and speech...

#148: How Cleft Lip & Cleft Palate Babies can Succeed in Self-Feeding with Vikash K. Modi, MD

Can babies with cleft lip, cleft palate or cleft lip and palate successfully do baby-led weaning? July is National Cleft...

#147: BLW Basics: Help! Nobody Around Me Understands Baby-Led Weaning

What if you are the only one who wants to do baby-led weaning? It can feel isolating when other people...

#146: Setting Your Baby's Sleep Schedule when Starting Solids with @babysleepdr Aubrie DeBear, PsyD

Should your baby be sleeping through the night before you start solid foods? And how does baby's sleep schedule adjust...

#145: BLW Basics: My Baby Isn't Eating Very Much...What's Wrong?

In this episode we're talking about dripping food and why pre-portioning is preferable:

#144: What Did Babies Eat Before Baby Food was Invented? with Amy Bentley, PhD

Do you ever take a look at all of the crazy baby food items for sale today and wonder: how...

#143: BLW Basics: How to Make Fritters for Self-Feeding Babies

Fritters are an easy way to help your baby safely eat smaller pieces of food early on in baby-led weaning....

#142: Debunking the Biggest BLW Myths with Gill Rapley, PhD

You should wait 3-5 days between introducing new foods. You should cut up food really small to reduce choking risk....

#141: BLW Basics: Is My Baby Ready to Start Solid Foods?

How do I know if my baby is ready to start solid foods with baby-led weaning? What are the reliable...

#140: National Baby-Led Weaning Day: It's a Thing with Gill Rapley, PhD

BLW Day...it's a thing! And Gill Rapley, the founding philosopher of the baby-led weaning movement is here to help celebrate!

#139: My BLW Baby at 12 Months Old: What Comes Next?

What nutrition and feeding changes happen when your baby turns 1 year old? What foods should a toddler eat that...

#138: Mom-Shaming: How to Deal When Others Don't Get Your Feeding Choices with Chriselle Lim

What do you do if other people don't agree with the way you have decided to feed your baby? It...